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The International History and Politics Section of @apsa.bsky.social is accepting nominations for the Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award and the Outstanding Article Award. Nominations are due by January 31, 2026. More information here: connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...

Thank you so much to the Committee, and congratulations to my fellow awardees.

Member Spotlight: Michael Thomas, Stanford University Michael Thomas, Stanford University APSA Member since 2023 PhD Candidate at Stanford University How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of APSA, and what prompted you to join? I learned about APSA through faculty and older graduate students in my department. While still a first-year PhD student in political theory, fellow students shared how important the annual conference was for meeting scholars and encountering field-shaping research.

Member Spotlight: Michael Thomas, Stanford University

Michael Thomas, Stanford University APSA Member since 2023 PhD Candidate at Stanford University How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of APSA, and what prompted you to join? I learned about APSA through faculty and older…

Recognizing the Merit of our Peers: 2026 APSA Awards Nominations Open | Deadline: February 11, 2026 - One of the many important roles of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is recognizing excellence in the political science profession.  APSA makes awards for the best dissertations,…

Nominate your colleagues! #APSAawards honor the work of scholars who make outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching, and service, presented at the #APSA2026 annual meeting in Boston.

Submit your award nominations by February 11th!

Proportional Non-Voter Sortition: Legislative Inclusion for Non-Voting Citizens Proportional Non-Voter Sortition: Legislative Inclusion for Non-Voting Citizens By Marcus Carlsen Häggrot, Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Centre for Political Research and Chiara Destri, Università degli Studi di Milano Statale Democratic electoral systems characteristically take a Count-and-Report Approach to enfranchised citizens’ failure to turn out in political elections: The number of non-votes is counted and publicly reported, but non-votes are given no effect in the allocation of political offices.

Proportional Non-Voter Sortition: Legislative Inclusion for Non-Voting Citizens

Proportional Non-Voter Sortition: Legislative Inclusion for Non-Voting Citizens By Marcus Carlsen Häggrot, Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Centre for Political Research and Chiara Destri, Università degli Studi di…

Call for Applications: Apply for the 2026 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) | Deadline: January 25, 2026 - APSA is now accepting applications for the 2026 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute. The RBSI is an intensive five-week program designed to introduce undergraduate juniors to the world of doctoral study in…

Apply Now! Submit applications for the 2026 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute! #RBSI introduces undergraduate juniors to doctoral study in political science. The 2026 institute will be held at Duke University, May 24–June 25.

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Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty in the Profession’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership by Contingent Faculty The Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership by Contingent Faculty recognizes scholars who have made significant contributions to the field of political science without the support of tenure-track employment. This award is sponsored by APSA’s Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty in the Profession. In this inaugural year of the award, the committee is pleased to recognize three outstanding awardees. 

Congratulations to the 2025 APSA Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty in the Profession’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership.

2026 APSA Award Nominations for the Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award The Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award is for best paper at the previous APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations for the 2026 Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for #bestpaper are open until February 11, 2026. This award will be presented at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting. Submit all nominations by February 11, 2026. buff.ly/iSqyfJ5 #APSAAwards

Policy over Protest: Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Support for Movement Parties Policy over Protest: Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Support for Movement Parties By Dan Mercea and Felipe G. Santos, University of London Across the world, political parties are incorporating social movement strategies and frames. In this study, we pivot from the dominant focus on party characteristics to analyze drivers of support for movement parties in six European countries. We report results from a choice-based conjoint survey experiment showing that contrary to previous research, movement party voters favor neither candidates who are institutional outsiders nor those who actively participate in protests.

Policy over Protest: Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Support for Movement Parties

Policy over Protest: Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Support for Movement Parties By Dan Mercea and Felipe G. Santos, University of London Across the world, political parties are incorporating social…

Political Science Today: 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition Read the latest issue of Political Science Today featuring an overview of the 121st American Political Science Association's (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Vancouver, CA. Get the latest association updates, member news and updates, and other highlights from across the discipline here. 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Vancouver 2025 Political scientists gathered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from September 10-14, 2025, for the…

Political Science Today: 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Read the latest issue of Political Science Today featuring an overview of the 121st American Political Science Association's (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Vancouver, CA. Get the latest association updates, member news and…

2026 Call for Proposals: 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition | Deadline: January 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Find the submission options for the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting below. Please submit all proposals using the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting Submission System. The deadline to submit a proposal is Wednesday,…

Submit your #APSA2026 proposals for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, exploring the theme, “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild” by January 14, 2026.

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Oppose Autocracy without Support for Democracy: A Study of Non-Democratic Critics in China Oppose Autocracy without Support for Democracy: A Study of Non-Democratic Critics in China By Haemin Jee, United States Military Academy, West Point and Tongtong Zhang, American University Opponents of authoritarian regimes are often assumed to desire democracy in place of the current regime. In this paper, we show that authoritarian dissidents hold divergent attitudes towards democracy and identify a key bloc within the regime opposition: “non-democratic critics” (NDCs) or those who are dissatisfied with the current regime but resist adopting democracy.

Oppose Autocracy without Support for Democracy: A Study of Non-Democratic Critics in China

Oppose Autocracy without Support for Democracy: A Study of Non-Democratic Critics in China By Haemin Jee, United States Military Academy, West Point and Tongtong Zhang, American University Opponents of…

Congressional Fellowship Program - American Political Science Association (APSA) Applications for the 2026-2027 APSA-sponsored fellowship are now open! Click below to apply. Call for Applications: Journalism Fellow Application;

The APSA Congressional Fellowship Program gives political scientists, journalists, and communications scholars the chance to work alongside Members of #Congress, draft legislation, and shape real #policy. Don’t miss this opportunity, apply now! buff.ly/SkmdOuE%E2%8...

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville By Raúl Rodríguez, Michigan State University This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript. One of the significant features of this transcript is that it contains an original interpretation and tentative critique of Tocqueville’s political philosophy. Although Strauss considered Tocqueville to be an indispensable observer of modern liberal democracy, he saw significant limits to Tocqueville’s thought.

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville By Raúl Rodríguez, Michigan State University This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.…

Don´t forget to submit your work to the Polcomm Section for the APSA Annual Meeting!

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American Political Science Review - Volume 119 - Issue 4 - November 2025 - https://cup.org/4oDlodn

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President of the American Political Science Association Prof. Beth Simmons was named APSA’s president for the 2026-27 term.

Congratulations to Professor Beth Simmons, who was recently named President-Elect of @apsa.bsky.social! A leading scholar of international relations, Simmons is only the second Penn faculty member to hold this role.

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Left Governmental Power and the Reduction of Inequalities in Western Europe (1871–2020) Left Governmental Power and the Reduction of Inequalities in Western Europe (1871–2020) By Vincenzo Emanuele and Federico Trastulli, LUISS Guido Carli Despite considerable attention in the literature, existing studies analyzing the effect of left governmental power on inequalities suffer from three main limitations: a privileged focus on economic forms of inequality at the expense of political and social ones, inaccurate measurements of left governmental power, and the analyses’ narrow time spans.

Left Governmental Power and the Reduction of Inequalities in Western Europe (1871–2020)

Left Governmental Power and the Reduction of Inequalities in Western Europe (1871–2020) By Vincenzo Emanuele and Federico Trastulli, LUISS Guido Carli Despite considerable attention in the literature, existing…

Congressional Fellowship Program - American Political Science Association (APSA) Applications for the 2026-2027 APSA-sponsored fellowship are now open! Click below to apply. Call for Applications: Journalism Fellow Application;

Engage directly with policymakers, meet legislators, and gain insights from the heart of Washington. The APSA Congressional Fellowship offers political scientists, journalists, and telecommunications scholars an opportunity to experience policymaking. Apply by January 16, 2026! buff.ly/CT6zb4S

Inequality, Redistribution, and the Global Surge in Populism Inequality, Redistribution, and the Global Surge in Populism By Anne Wolf, University of Oxford, Kathrin Bachleitner, University of Salzburg and Sarah Bufkin, University of Oxford Economic inequality and redistribution are among the oldest political economy debates and subjects of research. Machiavelli famously wrote that republics should “keep their treasuries rich and their citizens poor” to ensure those citizens would not become powerful enough to take control of the state.

Inequality, Redistribution, and the Global Surge in Populism

Inequality, Redistribution, and the Global Surge in Populism By Anne Wolf, University of Oxford, Kathrin Bachleitner, University of Salzburg and Sarah Bufkin, University of Oxford Economic inequality and redistribution are among the…

APSA Awards - American Political Science Association (APSA) APSA Awards Program: Recognizing the Merit of our Peers Now Open! 2026 Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award Nominations The Burdette/Pi Sigma

#APSAawards and prizes honor the work of scholars who make outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching, and service. Awards will be presented at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting in Boston. Submit your nominations by February 11th.
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Facing Democratic Challenges: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Governance of Genomic Technologies Facing Democratic Challenges: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Governance of Genomic Technologies By Federica Frazzetta, University of Catania and Andrea Felicetti, University of Padua The discovery of CRISPR has fuelled the debate surrounding new genomic techniques (NGTs). This is of paramount importance given their potential impact on societies and ecosystems. Despite early enthusiasm about the potential of NGTs to “democratize” genome editing, it is increasingly evident that their introduction poses substantial challenges from a democratic point of view.

Facing Democratic Challenges: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Governance of Genomic Technologies

Facing Democratic Challenges: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Governance of Genomic Technologies By Federica Frazzetta, University of Catania and Andrea Felicetti,…

Exporting the Tools of Dictatorship: The Politics of China’s Technology Transfers Exporting the Tools of Dictatorship: The Politics of China’s Technology Transfers By Erin Baggott Carter and Brett L. Carter, University of Southern California The Chinese government is revolutionizing digital surveillance at home and exporting these technologies abroad. Do these technology transfers help recipient governments expand digital surveillance, impose internet shutdowns, filter the internet, and target repression for online content? We focus on Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications provider, which is partly state-owned and increasingly regarded as an instrument of its foreign policy.

Exporting the Tools of Dictatorship: The Politics of China’s Technology Transfers

Exporting the Tools of Dictatorship: The Politics of China’s Technology Transfers By Erin Baggott Carter and Brett L. Carter, University of Southern California The Chinese government is revolutionizing digital…

Ethnoracial Hierarchies and Democratic Commitments Ethnoracial Hierarchies and Democratic Commitments By Jana Morgan and Nathan J. Kelly, University of Tennessee Entrenched ethnoracial hierarchies that persist alongside formal democratic rules threaten commitments to democracy. Previous research has shown how marginalization and oppression harm minoritized group members, but has rarely considered the potential harm entrenched group-based hierarchies pose for democratic society overall. This paper offers two innovations.

Ethnoracial Hierarchies and Democratic Commitments

Ethnoracial Hierarchies and Democratic Commitments By Jana Morgan and Nathan J. Kelly, University of Tennessee Entrenched ethnoracial hierarchies that persist alongside formal democratic rules threaten commitments to democracy. Previous research…

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Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age By Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge and Apolline Taillandier, Newnham College Inspired by developments in artificial intelligence, space engineering, and genetics, discussion of post-human visions of the future is now widespread, especially in the tech world. This reflective essay analyses various ideological configurations of “transhumanism,” a body of thought centred on the pursuit of radical human improvement through technoscientific intervention.

Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age

Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age By Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge and Apolline Taillandier, Newnham College Inspired by…

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PS: Political Science & Politics - Volume 58 - Issue 4 - https://cup.org/4oUXcmO

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Submit APSA award nominations! (Including to the Dahl award— I'm on the committee and am looking forward to reading a lot of excellent scholarship on democracy.)

Recognizing the Merit of our Peers: 2026 APSA Awards Nominations Open | Deadline: February 11, 2026 One of the many important roles of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is recognizing excellence in the political science profession.  APSA makes awards for the best dissertations, papers and articles, and books in the various subfields, and for career achievement in research, teaching and service to the discipline.  These awards will be presented at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting…

Recognizing the Merit of our Peers: 2026 APSA Awards Nominations Open | Deadline: February 11, 2026